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| Lauren Weinberg |
Peloton brings on Lauren Weinberg as CMO. Weinberg succeeds Leslie Berland, who left the company earlier this month for the CMO spot at Verizon. Weinberg was previously at Intuit, where she served as SVP, chief marketing and revenue officer for QuickBooks. Prior, she was CMO for Square, which provides technology and software solutions for global small business owners. She has also held marketing roles at Yahoo, MTV and AOL. Based in New York City, Weinberg will oversee brand and product marketing, growth marketing, creative, consumer insights, membership, and global communications. "Lauren's growth-first mindset, coupled with her proven ability to deliver growth at scale will be critical assets for our revitalized brand," said Peloton CEO Barry McCarthy.
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| Paul Newton |
Antenna Group appoints Paul Newton as its first EVP of integration & innovation. Before joining Antenna Group, Newton spent a decade at Edelman, where he designed, built, and oversaw Edelman’s global project management department. Under his leadership, the team scaled substantially and enabled multidisciplinary integration and complex multi-channel execution for some of Edelman’s largest and most complex clients. At Antenna, Newton will ensure the development of strategic integrated campaigns. “Driving true service integration and creating frictionless, high-value experiences for our client partners is essential to Antenna’s continued growth – and there is no one better than Paul Newton to lead that charge,” said Antenna Group CEO Keith Zakheim.
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| Sam Cannizzaro |
Deerfield Agency, which works with life science companies, names Sam Cannizzaro as its first chief creative officer. Cannizzaro joins Deerfield from Elevate Healthcare Marketing, where he was EVP, executive creative director, overseeing creative strategy for the company's pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device clients. He previously was EVP, executive creative director at GSW Advertising. In his new post, Cannizzaro will direct creative strategy and vision for Deerfield Agency and its clients. "Sam is a seasoned creative strategist and leader with a proven track record of conceptualizing and orchestrating memorable brand and digital experiences and leading teams to deliver innovative solutions for clients,” said Deerfield Agency managing partner Frank Burrell.
Laura Chambers, who oversaw external affairs and social performance at the Alcoa Corporation, joins bipartisan lobbying, public relations and communications firm Lot Sixteen as an SVP.
Rethink appoints Caroline Grayson as managing director based in its New York office, a newly created leadership role... Albertsons Companies, which operates over 2,000 stores across the US, brings on Emily Turner as SVP, chief marketing officer... Wachsman names Maud Honner, Louise Creedon, Rebecca Maher and Emily Kielthy to newly created managing director roles.
Reputation Advisors International brings on Janitha Sukumaran, founder of Malaysia-based independent communications consultancy Rantau+, as its newest member... YCharts, an investment research and client engagement platform that works with financial professionals across North America, appoints Steve Bendt as CMO... Choose Chicago, the official tourism and marketing organization for Chicago, hires Meryl Press Vissel as VP of communications & content.
Molly Roenna, who has more than 25 years of human resources experience, has moved to Burson as chief people officer for the Americas region.
Kirkland & Ellis partner Deneese Walia Levin joins C Street Advisory Group as managing director, law firm optimization.
